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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease induces signs of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in wild-type mice and accelerates pathological signs of AD in an AD model.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 5 Jan 2016
Kim Do-Geun, Krenz Antje, Toussaint Leon E, Maurer Kirk J, Robinson Sudie-Ann, Yan Angela, Torres Luisa, Bynoe Margaret S
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BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic liver disease afflicting about one third of the world's population and 30 % of the US population. It is induced by consumption of high-lipid diets and is characterized by liver inflammation and subsequent liver pathology. Obesity and consumption of a high-fat diet are known to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we investigated...
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